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Insmed Incorporated

$INSM·$23B·Biotechnology·Healthcare
$98.60-2.8%YTD-42.3%1Y-8.1%
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ININSM
$INSMInsmed Incorporated
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $INSM, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-31

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Insmed down 42% YTD to 9% of 52-week range — MS Overweight $212 PT on Brinsupri commercial ramp, Aug 6 print.

Insmed Incorporated is a specialty biotech focused on serious respiratory diseases — the equity has been catastrophically underperforming (down 42% YTD) as Brinsupri (brensocatib) launch execution concerns have weighed on the multiple, but the setup is now a specific 'commercial-ramp-inflection' story into Aug 6.

  • The Q1 beat cadence was mixed: EPS -$0.76 vs -$0.96 consensus (+21% surprise on losses) with revenue $306M (+230% YoY, massive acceleration from prior-year comps that included Brinsupri launch) — the surprise pattern (+21%, -44%, -32%) is volatile, reflecting continued commercial-launch execution uncertainty. Q1 revenue growth is real, but the multiple has compressed on execution concerns.
  • The sell-side setup is aggressively bullish: Morgan Stanley Overweight $212 PT (current price ~$101) — meaning specific institutional-analyst validation of the multi-year Brinsupri commercialization case. INSM/BBIO/PTGX are called out as slowly building great long-term stories.
  • The insider tape is a real caution: William Lewis sold $1.13M on July 23 plus $1.26M on July 9 — meaning specific insider distribution into the muted tape strength, which reflects continued management-level concerns even as the sell-side is aggressively bullish.

Aug 6 Q2 print is the direct catalyst — a beat above the -$0.69 EPS consensus plus continued Brinsupri prescription-depth commentary and any specific commentary on TPIP program (treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder) restarts the equity toward $150. A miss on Brinsupri scripts or continued Lewis selling into any bounce drops shares back to $80. The setup is 'commercial-launch-inflection with real institutional backing' — the print is the specific test.

Agrees with X sentimentX captures the setup fairly — MS Overweight at $212 PT vs ~$109 current focused on Brinsupri prescribing depth into 2Q26, Cantor's biggest question 'what gets people buying again — likely another strong Brinsupri quarter,' INSM/BBIO/PTGX slowly building great long-term stories. Fair take on the specific bull-analyst framing.

What to watch: Aug 6 Q2 earnings — a beat above -$0.69 EPS plus continued Brinsupri prescription-depth commentary and specific TPIP program commentary restarts toward $150. A miss on Brinsupri scripts or continued Lewis selling drops shares back to $80.

On the calendar: 2026-08-06 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-31

Insmed is going into earnings as 'the setup of a lifetime or hopes and dreams crushed.' Morgan Stanley Overweight with a $212 PT versus a ~$109 stock and above-consensus Brinsupri estimates ($292M vs $282M). Cantor flags the key question as 'what actually gets people buying the stock again — another strong quarter from Brinsupri, guidance raise, pipeline updates, or Friday script reports grinding higher.' Bulls describe adding marginally on weakness with ABVX, IONS and QURE. No bear voice.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Biopharmaceutical company with approved ARIKAYCE for refractory lung infections and brensocatib advancing for bronchiectasis.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Biotechnology sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $INSM.

Biotechnology · Healthcare

No material change from last week — ADA conference oral formulation competition is bifurcating biotech multiples between GLP-1 platform holders and precision oncology innovators.

What this means for $INSM

Neutral — Biopharmaceutical company with approved ARIKAYCE for refractory lung infections and brensocatib advancing for bronchiectasis; limited read-through from biotechnology macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-17.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-65.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-138%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-4.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
25.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-130%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
81.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$-0.76$-0.96+21.1%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$-1.54$-1.07-43.9%
Q3 2025Oct 30, 2025$-1.75$-1.33-31.6%
Q2 2025Aug 7, 2025$-1.70$-1.30-30.8%
Next earningsThu, Aug 6·consensus EPS $-0.69

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$306.0M+229.6%83.8%-65.5%$-0.76$-226.2M
Q4 FY25$263.8M+152.6%83.2%-94.6%$-1.54$-294.2M
Q3 FY25$142.3M+52.4%79.4%-257%$-1.75$-222.2M
Q2 FY25$107.4M+18.9%73.9%-291%$-1.70$-209.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.7B$1.7B – $1.7B-$2.62-$4.31 – -$1.6615
FY27$2.8B$2.4B – $3.0B$0.34-$0.23 – $0.8615
FY28$3.8B$3.8B – $3.8B$3.07-$0.75 – $6.6818
FY29$4.9B$4.4B – $5.3B$6.56$5.70 – $7.3511
FY30$6.1B$5.5B – $6.7B$10.02$8.70 – $11.229

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.9%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-31.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 198.4M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.785-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 23William LewisCEO10.7K sh$1.1MSellJul 9William LewisCEO10.7K sh$1.3MSellJul 6Flammer Martina M.d.Chief Medical Officer12.3K sh$1.4MSellJun 25William LewisCEO21.4K sh$2.2MSellJun 22Smith Michael AlexanderChief Legal Officer1.8K sh$173KSellJun 8William LewisCEO6.5K sh$613KSellJun 5Flammer Martina M.d.Chief Medical Officer1.9K sh$193KSellJun 3Smith Michael AlexanderChief Legal Officer2.2K sh$221KSellJun 3William LewisCEO7.6K sh$778KSellJun 3Flammer Martina M.d.Chief Medical Officer2.6K sh$262K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 168-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Insmed disclosed 12-month open-label extension study data for treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder (TPIP), its inhaled prodrug targeting pulmonary arterial hypertension. Data covers safety, tolerability, functional capacity, and hemodynamic outcomes supporting the ongoing pivotal trial program. TPIP's differentiated inhaled-prodrug delivery positions it as a potential best-in-class PAH therapy.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 243
AI summary

Samuele Butera, newly appointed SVP & GM of Global Respiratory at Insmed Inc., filed an initial Form 3 as of June 23, 2026, reporting no securities beneficially owned — no shares, no derivative securities. Administrative filing — new senior officer onboarded in the respiratory division at this specialty biopharma company; no ownership stake disclosed at inception.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationMay 15S-3ASR
AI summary

Insmed Incorporated, a large accelerated filer, filed an automatic shelf registration statement (S-3ASR) on May 15, 2026 to register common stock and debt securities for potential future offerings on a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415, effective immediately upon filing. No specific dollar amount or offering is disclosed; terms will be set in future prospectus supplements. This establishes flexible capital-raising capacity but does not represent immediate dilution or a current offering.

8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Insmed Incorporated held its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 13, 2026. Elizabeth McKee Anderson (153.7M For) and Clarissa Desjardins, Ph.D. (164.4M For) were elected as Class II directors through 2029; executive compensation received non-binding advisory approval (162.1M For vs. 23.7M Against); and Ernst and Young LLP was ratified as independent auditor for 2026 (190.4M For). Routine annual governance with no material operational changes.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 78-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 238-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 198-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 11 other (5 13Gs · 2 proxys · 1 earnings 8-K · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Insmed, Inc. $INSM Stock Holdings Reduced by Bank of Nova Scotiadefenseworld.net·3d agoWatch These 5 Biotech Stocks for Q2 Earnings: Beat or Miss?zacks.com·5d agoInsmed to Host Second-Quarter 2026 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, August 6, 2026prnewswire.com·9d agoAndra AP fonden Buys 41,670 Shares of Insmed, Inc. $INSMdefenseworld.net·10d agoThis Insmed Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Tuesdaybenzinga.com·11d ago

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